Firefighter · Eagle Pass, TX
Firefighter in Eagle Pass: $1,386/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Eagle Pass median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Texas median, $60,180 a year. Texas has about 28,170 firefighter jobs. The 10th percentile is $40,020 and the 90th is $77,170. On the pay used here, Eagle Pass ranks 142nd-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 5.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($928/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,386 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is San Antonio, about 114 miles away, at $1,434 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,386
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$60,180
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$928
$1,105 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
142nd of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
5.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $60,180.
- Taxes$816
- Rent$928
- Other living costs$1,885
- Left over$1,386
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $60,180
- Federal income tax
- −$5,183
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,604
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $50,393
- Effective tax rate
- 16.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $928
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $570
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,813
Left over each month
$5,015 gross, minus $816 in tax and $2,813 in living costs.
$1,386
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: San Antonio, $1,434/mo.
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Questions
What does a firefighter make in Eagle Pass?
$60,180 a year. That figure is the Texas median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Eagle Pass?
$1,386 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $928, and pay covers 5.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
San Antonio, about 114 miles away, leaves $1,434 a month, more than Eagle Pass.